Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ, INC.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ, INC. in MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ, INC. Report ID 2022064990
Address 70 GA highway 22 W City, State ZIP MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA 31061
Event Date June 9, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Sulfur dioxide
Industry (NAICS) 325613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.09000, -83.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee cleaned a spill of chemicals including ester, amine, and amide. The employee then cleaned a spill of sodium sulfite which mixed in the disposal container with the chemicals from the previous spill. A chemical reaction resulted and the employee inhaled sulfur dioxide gas. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2022, a worker at ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ, INC. in MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with sulfur dioxide identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 633 severe injury reports involving "Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode injuries.

See all reports for ZSCHIMMER & SCHWARZ, INC..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Aug 9, 2015 Boston Children's Hospital BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Other poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, n.e.c. Hosp.
Jul 31, 2018 T & S Excavating, Inc. WESTON, COLORADO Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia Hosp.
Oct 9, 2019 AK Steel Corporation MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Hosp.
Dec 27, 2017 Stanley Steemer International, Inc. KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia Hosp.
Feb 1, 2021 Irwin Seating Company ALTAMONT, ILLINOIS Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia Hosp.
Jul 30, 2018 Germain Lexus of Dublin DUBLIN, OHIO Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Hosp.
Jun 10, 2022 Nabholz Construction Corp BEEBE, ARKANSAS Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia Hosp.
Oct 26, 2020 Anytime Labor-Dallas, LLC PENSACOLA, FLORIDA Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports